Best Elementary Schools in Pennsylvania

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the PSSA test scores by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, November 13, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 1526)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
420282000034	211	Avonworth Elementary School	Public	3-6	1320 Roosevelt Rd	Pittsburgh	15237	Allegheny County	Avonworth School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 366-7170	621	36	17.4	16.6%	550 (88.6%)	12 (1.9%)	14 (2.3%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.6%)	$14,423			$826			$13,597	83.9	83.1	223	12
420531000301	212	Jamison Elementary School	Public	K-6	2090 Land Rd	Jamison	18929	Bucks County	Central Bucks School District	No	No	No	No	(267) 893-3500	599	48	12.4	10.0%	470 (78.5%)	7 (1.2%)	32 (5.3%)	73 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.8%)	$17,881			$254			$17,627	83.8	82.2	239	27
421827006487	213	North Coventry Elementary School	Public	K-6	475 Kemp Road	Pottstown	19465	Chester County	Owen J Roberts School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 469-5105	563	44	12.8	31.1%	450 (79.9%)	16 (2.8%)	54 (9.6%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.0%)	$33			$02			$31	83.8	80.7	272	59
421728010006	214	Gwynedd Square Elementary School	Public	K-6	1641 Supplee Rd	Lansdale	19446	Montgomery County	North Penn School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 855-4331	616	46	13.4	19.0%	348 (56.5%)	53 (8.6%)	19 (3.1%)	147 (23.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.6%)	$17,978			$741			$17,237	83.7	82	244	30
420201002407	215	Newton-Ransom Elementary School	Public	K-4	1549 Newton Ransom Boulevard	Clarks Summit	18411	Lackawanna County	Abington Heights School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 585-8300	201	14	13.9	7.5%	191 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.5%)	$15,229			$668			$14,560	83.7	79.3	295	80
421419003297	216	Pine Road Elementary School	Public	K-5	3737 Pine Rd	Huntingdon Valley	19006	Montgomery County	Lower Moreland Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 938-0290	1,132	68	16.6	20.4%	730 (64.5%)	17 (1.5%)	38 (3.4%)	318 (28.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (2.3%)	$16,990			$170			$16,820	83.7	81.2	260	44
421875001098	217	Sellersville Elementary School	Public	K-5	122 W Ridge Ave	Sellersville	18960	Bucks County	Pennridge School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 257-6591	301	24	12.3	21.9%	229 (76.1%)	15 (5.0%)	39 (13.0%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)	$21,647			$914			$20,733	83.6	78.6	313	96
421458004708	218	Nitrauer School	Public	K-4	811 Ashbourne Ave	Lancaster	17601	Lancaster County	Manheim Township School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 569-4239	468	28	16.5	34.4%	272 (58.1%)	42 (9.0%)	59 (12.6%)	65 (13.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.2%)	$11,791			$610			$11,181	83.6	81.5	251	33
420537007260	219	Central Columbia Elementary School	Public	K-4	4777 Old Berwick Rd	Bloomsburg	17815	Columbia County	Central Columbia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 784-2850	704	55	12.8	38.4%	636 (90.3%)	5 (0.7%)	21 (3.0%)	15 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.8%)	$19,008			$2,842			$16,166	83.5	83.2	220	1
420201002402	220	Waverly School	Public	K-4	103 Waverly Rd	Waverly	18471	Lackawanna County	Abington Heights School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 585-6300	311	18	17.4	4.2%	274 (88.1%)	2 (0.6%)	11 (3.5%)	18 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.6%)	$15,554			$683			$14,872	83.4	89.8	99	121

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on PSSA Math, PSSA English Language Arts, PSSA Science test scores released by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on November 13, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Pennsylvania Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.